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2014 Pinwheels for Prevention

Nevada Summary

This year’s "Pinwheels for Prevention" activities were a statewide success! Overall,

9 COUNTIES have reported their participation in about 17 Pinwheels for

Prevention events by either planting pinwheels in parks or courthouse lawns as

well as involving school teachers, children and parents in the festivities.

Pinwheel organizers got their local community members involved by displaying

pinwheels in local businesses, engaging local policy makers and public figures. They

also collaborated with statewide service providers to build awareness of

preventative measures that can be used stop child abuse and neglect before it ever

happens through community resource fairs, press conferences, and tabling at other

events statewide. Detailed summaries of this year’s "Pinwheels for Prevention"

events are provided below in alphabetical order by county.

April 4th – GO BLUE! Day To kick off April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, agencies, faith groups and

community members turned the state blue in Nevada’s first annual GO BLUE! Day. Prevent

Child Abuse Nevada partnered with Booster.com selling 2014 Pinwheels for Prevention T-

shirts, with a portion of all proceeds going to PCA-NV and furthering efforts of child abuse

and neglect prevention.

CARSON CITY

April 4th – Pinwheel Planting at the State Legislature With assistance from Borderwich Bray Elementary students in Carson City, PCA-NV and

Advocates to End Domestic Violence planted pinwheels in the legislative lawn to symbolize

every child’s right to a safe, healthy, and happy life, and to impress upon the community

that child abuse and neglect are serious problems. A press conference was held with

speakers Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell, Dr. Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Executive

Director of PCA-NV and Michael Bertrand of ELI’s Group.



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April 12th – Carson Pinwheels with Preschoolers

Children’s Cabinet visited a licensed child care provider in Carson and made pinwheels with

the preschoolers. The children seemed to be very interactive with the hands on activity.

This was a very rewarding visit not only for the preschoolers but also the staff that

represented The Children’s Cabinet. Parents also received resources to promote child well-

being during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Children’s Cabinet is looking

forward to next year’s Pinwheels for Prevention and making pinwheels with preschoolers

with several rural licensed child care providers in Northern Nevada.

CHURCHILL

April 16th and 19th – Pinwheels for Prevention Walk FRIENDS Family Resource Center partnered with Fallon Paiute Shoshone

Tribe to bring child abuse awareness to Churchill County. The city fountain

was dyed blue to kick off our campaign. We invited local officials such as

Mayor Ken Tedford, Sheriff Ben Trotter, Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribal

Police and people from our community for a picture op. We placed

pinwheels throughout Churchill County including City Hall and Millennium

Park. Saturday was our main event; the community met at Millennium Park

for the child abuse awareness walk. Participants received a free Pinwheels for Prevention T-

shirt and a pinwheel to plant at the end of the walk. Miss Indian Nations, Shannon Hooper,

welcomed the community and spoke about child abuse awareness. After the walk, we

gathered at Oats Park for the Earth Day family event where we had educational booths, free

crafts, and live entertainment



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CLARK

Entire Month of April: Dignity Health, St. Rose Dominican We focused our outreach on our 3 St. Rose WIC Clinics by placing

signage with the Choose Your Partner Carefully brochures at each

sign-in desk. We also displayed the pinwheels at the entrance to our

2 Henderson WIC Clinics. We held a city-wide WIC Playdate health

fair on April 26 at the Discovery Children’s Museum and all WIC

families from every clinic in Las Vegas were invited and received free

admission to the museum. We displayed the pinwheel signage and

Choose Your Partner Carefully brochures at our table. The event was

attended by over 1,100 people. Families visited tables hosted by

each WIC agency and attended agency-led classes. Additional services included free

immunizations, Nevada Early Intervention Services and dental, vision, and health

screenings.

June 7th – Las Vegas: Pinwheels for Prevention at Tivoli Village Our Pinwheels for Prevention event at Tivoli Village was a great success! Prevent Child

Abuse Nevada (PCA-NV) collaborated with Tivoli Village in hosting a community resource

fair focused on “Strengthening Families & Communities”. The event held a resource fair with

multiple agencies serving families in Nevada, a silent auction with packages from generous

community donors, and a performance by a local youth group. A press conference

punctuated the middle of the day, where Executive Director of PCA-NV Dr. Amanda

Haboush-Deloye, Ward 2 Councilman Bob Beers, as well as Seargent Josh Bitsko of the Las

Vegas Metro Police Department’s Abuse and Neglect Division spoke on the importance of

abuse prevention.



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April 12th – Department of Family Services playground rebuilding

Clark County Department of Family Services (DFS), in conjunction with Chicanos Por La

Causa, highlighted Pinwheels for Prevention as a campus-wide theme for the KaBOOM!

community-built playground project at Child Haven. Armed with 800 community volunteers

to rebuild a playground, the DFS focused muralist efforts on painting pinwheels and

incorporating pinwheels in artwork that is displayed on the walls and ground of Child Haven

– the receiving center for abused and neglected children in Clark County. In addition,

Prevent Child Abuse Awareness pinwheels were used to plant a garden at the entrance to

the playground.

April 23rd and 30th – Las Vegas: Boys & Girls Clubs At the Boys & Girls Clubs, we had a few of our Clubs participate in a craft idea with our

kids. Kids were given the opportunity to make their own pinwheels and went through a

lesson explaining what the pinwheel symbolized. Parents were extremely happy to see that

their kids participated in a craft that helped bring awareness to the community regarding

keeping children safe.



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May 3rd – Mesquite Days Parade The Salvation Army handed out about 1300 pinwheels in our annual Mesquite Days parade

May 3rd, 2014. We partnered with Exchange Club of Mesquite, Mountain America Credit

Union and Girl Scouts of Mesquite. We had about 30 girl scouts and other volunteers

totaling 45 people handing out pinwheels. The community has come to expect the

pinwheels and is a great way to get the community involved to stand against abuse.

DOUGLAS

April 18th – Family Prevention Night Family Support Council’s Pinwheels for Prevention activities included a

Family Prevention Night on April 18th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Multiple

community partners showed up for the event including the East Fork Fire

Department who brought an engine and ambulance for the kids to

explore. Cassie Prouty proprietor for Soul to Soul who teaches self-

empowerment to children, teens, and adults was in attendance. Douglas

County Sheriff’s Office k9 unit brought out a vehicle and they did a

demonstration and allowed the children to pet the dog. Family Support

Council held a Pinwheel coloring contest for children aged 3-12 years who won gift cards for

best drawing. Winners were announced the evening of the event.

Also, for the first time since 2006, Family Support Council received a proclamation from the

County Commissioners officially declaring April Child Abuse Prevention

month in Douglas County. The blue ribbon campaign was kicked off by

Sheriffs, Captains, and Judges who appeared for a photo opportunity in

front of the court house.

Pinwheels were made available for local businesses to display upon

request as well as available at all of the events in April for children to

take home. Pinwheels were also displayed in a bouquet in the front of

our office throughout the month.



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ELKO

April – Elko Family Resource Center The Family Resource Center again this year participated in

Pinwheels for Prevention, a national public awareness campaign

that puts a new spin on preventing child abuse and neglect. The

Family Resource Center partnered with the Boys & Girls Club and

Children’s Cabinet in promoting the health and development of

children. More than 150 goodie bags were distributed to families.

These bags contain educational materials regarding parental

self-care, child care and simple activities for parents and children to do together. Executive

Director, Judy Andréson, also wrote a story for the Elko Daily Free Press that highlighted

facts about, and tips on how to deter child abuse and neglect.

Entire Month of April- Wells

Our month long event was successful in showing support for the pinwheels for prevention

campaign. Local businesses had either pinwheel lawn displays or indoor bouquets, for a

total of over 1900 pinwheels. All pinwheel displays had a yard sign or flyer saying

“Supporting the Children of Wells having a Safe and Healthy childhood”. The local grocery

store let us hold a pinwheel coloring contest where we had over 30 children participate. The

local bank was displayed with 3-D paper pinwheels made by the elementary 1st and 2nd

graders and our local electric company displayed 3-D paper pinwheels made by our Leopard

Cub preschoolers. We held our first Family Kite Festival on April 27th to encourage a free

family based activity in the community. There were several nominations for our Pinwheel

Award which recognizes one individually yearly who has made a significant impact on the

children of Wells.



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NYE

Entire Month of April- Pahrump, Tonopah, Round Mountain, and Gabbs The Nevada Outreach Training Organization and the Pahrump Family Resource Center

participated in several "Pinwheels for Prevention" events throughout Nye and Esmeralda

county. We had pinwheels on display at our offices in Pahrump and Tonopah and they were

distributed at the schools in Pahrump, Tonopah, Round Mountain and Gabbs. We handed out

pinwheels at the Community Easter Picnic which was attended by approximately 3,000

people! Child Abuse Prevention Month brochures, along with the pinwheels were also

provided at all of our events and locations.

PERSHING

May 2nd- Pershing County Prevent Child Abuse Event The Pershing County Family Resource Center and the Pershing County Library joined

together to show support for child abuse prevention and celebrate all children. Community

members, parents, and children planted pinwheels in front of the county courthouse and in

front of the library. This was followed by a potluck luncheon at the library hosted by FRC

families and the library staff. After the luncheon everyone joined in the celebration of El Dia

de los Ninos, which included children’s dances, arts and craft activities, and a live singing

performance. Other organizations that participated were: Domestic Violence Intervention

and Frontier Community Coalition.

STOREY

Entire Month of April- Educating Elementary School Students This year Community Chest again partnered with the Storey County School District to bring

a combination of education and awareness for the topic of child abuse prevention. Caren

Baum, School Counselor and Adrienne Sutherland, Therapist/Community Advocate jointly

led class discussions for grades K-5th, covering topics such as the different types of abuse

(emotional, sexual, physical and neglect) and ways to seek and deliver support for those

who may be experiencing abuse. During the presentation children were encouraged to

make pinwheels, which were then displayed around the elementary school. At the end of

April the pinwheels were sent home with the children in hopes of facilitating further

discussion with family members.



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WASHOE

Entire Month of April- Northern Nevada R.A.V.E. Family Foundation The Northern Nevada R.A.V.E. Family Foundation’s number one goal is to help reduce child

abuse and neglect by providing caregivers a much needed and deserved break several times

per month. This year Pinwheels attended every respite session in April. Our high school

youth volunteers were told about the significant of the pinwheel prior to each respite

session. The children and volunteers were able to play with the pinwheels throughout the

session and then take them home after the session ended. The children were fascinated

with how the pinwheels spun in the wind, spun with their mouths, and spun with their

hands.

April 8th – Reno Pinwheel Planting The Children's Cabinet partnered with the Downtown Reno Library to raise child abuse

awareness. The Children’s Cabinet was also joined by RAVE, Washoe Youth Build, and

Washoe County Social Services-Foster Care and Adoption. Each agency provided families

with information on resources, a child friendly activity and free pinwheels. The youth that

participated from the Washoe Youth Build program partnered with the younger children by

engaging the children with art activities, hanging up pictures, reading stories, playing with

puppets, and planting pinwheels throughout the library. The Downtown Reno Library

displayed the pinwheels and artwork throughout the month of April to raise child abuse

awareness. The interaction between the young children and older youth was a success. The

pinwheels for prevention event left children and families with happy smiles.

Documents

2014 Pinwheels for Prevention Nevada Summarynic.unlv.edu/pcan/files/2014 Pinwheel Events.pdf · families from every clinic in Las Vegas were invited and received free admission to